Deep-Sea taxon details
Phosichthyidae Weitzman, 1974
- Genus Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840
- Genus Phosichthys Hutton, 1872
- Genus Pollichthys Grey, 1959
- Genus Polymetme McCulloch, 1926
- Genus Vinciguerria Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Genus Woodsia Grey, 1959
- Genus Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896
- Genus Photichthys accepted as Phosichthys Hutton, 1872 (misspelling)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Adults with well developed gillrakers. Supramaxillaries usually two....
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Adults with well developed gillrakers. Supramaxillaries usually two. Adipose fin present in all but Yarella. Dorsal fin rays 10-16. Anal fin rays 12-33. Branchiostegal rays 11-22; 4-7 on epihyal. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Phosichthyidae Weitzman, 1974. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125602 on 2025-05-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Phosichthyidae Weitzman, 1974. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125602 on 2025-05-19
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Adults with well developed gillrakers. Supramaxillaries usually two. Adipose fin present in all but Yarella. Dorsal fin rays 10-16. Anal fin rays 12-33. Branchiostegal rays 11-22; 4-7 on epihyal. [details]
